Translated examples
何か食べますか。
Will you eat something?
だれかいますか。
Is anyone there?
どこかに行きたいです。
I want to go somewhere.
今日は何も食べていません。
I have not eaten anything today.
だれも来ません。
No one is coming.
今日はどこにも行きません。
I am not going anywhere today.
Add か to certain question words to refer to an unspecified person or thing: だれか, 何か. With a negative predicate, 何も and だれも can express “nothing” and “no one.” The predicate and the remaining particles are essential to the meaning.
Formation and use
何か食べますか can ask whether someone will eat something; 何を食べますか asks what they will eat. The first can receive a yes/no reply, whereas the second requests an item.
何も食べません means eating nothing, not eating everything. The negative predicate is part of the target pattern. だれも来ません likewise means no one is coming.
Comparisons and common errors
Other particles can remain: どこにも行きません, だれにも会いません. Do not delete the destination に simply because も is present.
Not every question-word plus も behaves identically in affirmative clauses. だれもが can mean everyone, for example. This lesson limits the beginner drills to clear indefinite and negative patterns.
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